Anton_Kisiel opened this issue on Apr 14, 2001 ยท 42 posts
mocap posted Sun, 15 April 2001 at 10:24 AM
I have heard here are chat rooms where if you ask the right questions you will be directed to the location where to download PC software. Unfortunatey the majority of warez trading is NOT conducted on traditional "websites" it is done VIA Privately owned Point to Point Servers in the exact fashion that Napter operated.(and still does) you first download and install a small client software much like napsters. you the log on to the static IP of other people running the same software and you gain direct access to THEIR computers to get the warez. (or music) much like when i use "Transmit" to gain direct ftp acces to my directories at Freeyellow.com to upload any animation clips or website files I dont even have to have my web browser running when i am using my FTP software to upload my MPEGS to my free web space at Freeyellow.com I wish Anton And others well in their efforts and im sure law enforcement has indicated they are "investigating" this case but I suspect that the FBI will not commit SERIOUS RESOURCES to hunting down these "desparados "because this is a nonviolent crime. that does NOT involve Huge amounts of unreported taxable income ( warez is given away free) and there is no huge public outcry putting pressure on law enforcment to stop this "scourge" and frankly the majority of the great unwashed masses out there think that "Intellectual property" is a piece of real estate owned by a NASA scientist. ANTON: I am sure your attorney has explained this to you but i think it bears mentioning for the other members of this forum. Once you get these Miscreants into Civil Court you will tasked with providing detailed records of the identity of EVERYONE who Legally purchased your models. and concrete evidence that YOU are the legal creator and owner to the models in question in the first place before you can even begin making your case that some particular ones were obtained illegally. this can be a time consuming and $$$$EXPENSIVE$$$ discovery process. I bought Bryce4 from Compusa for $149 Cash( no ID required) at a closeout sale i never registred it, if I lost my Box manual and originial Install CD ROM, which i still have, Could a Lawyer go to Metacreations/ veiwpoint/corel/ whoever and Prove My seat of bryce4 is legal?? eventuailly but how many $$thousands of dollars in legal fees later? Napster is still up and running because the Plaintive artist have been ordered to provide REAL evidence of ownership/authorship of EVERY SONG of theirs that they say is being traded on napster What a F*cking legal Quagmire!!! unfortunately your Email "evidence" from these people is probably useless because of identity masking email progams Like the popular one called" imposter" make it easy to deny or at least delay your establishing that they are the senders of the emails (MORE Legal$$$$$$$$!!!!) and as far as going after the ISP's of these people you will have another $$$LEGAL$$ battle field to conquer due to the ISP's Privacy Concerns and at best you may get some people's email accounts cancelled. and as far as monetary reward, these people apparently cant Afford $220 to buy Poser4 much less a real modeling App like Lightwave so the prospects of you receiving a monetery settlement from their "estates" seems rather Dim. And with the prison system giving early releases to RAPIST"s and MURDERERS due to overcrowding the prospect of premium prison bed space being given to some hi vertice Illegal dragon mesh trader seems equally Dim in my opinion. This kind of legal Action involving digital material is not like the same as catching the thief who stole you VCR with your name and SS number engraved on the bottom I am NOT advising you in any way regarding you pursuit of this matter Anton you already have a REAL LAWYER to do that. I just thought i would add this perspective to the discussion here at renderosity Mocap